Official UK procurement notice
NAC/5072 Appointment of Main Contractor for Design & Build of Ardrossan Community Campus
Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Ayrshire Council requires a Tier 1 contractor to develop the design proposals from the end of RIBA Stage 3 and to build the new Ardrossan Community Campus. The appointed contractor will be expected to take the design provided from the Lead Designer/Architect and their teams and develop it to deliver the new campus. The contractor will also need to undertake the demolition of the existing Ardrossan Academy and Winton Primary Schools.
The campus is to be a highly energy efficient building designed to meet Passivhaus certification standards and will be required to meet challenging in-use energy requirements. The design team already appointed by the Council will be novated to the appointed Tier 1 contractor to maintain the integrity of the design.
This is a large and complex building with a range of uses and the Tier 1 contractor will need to be able to demonstrate that they have successfully built 2 educational and/or community or health care facilities etc. (over 40 million GBP in value) within the last 5 years.
Contract duration is approx.167 weeks with a start date of 15/04/22. The design and build of the Ardrossan Community Campus is expected to be complete at the latest by December 2024 with full occupation from January 2025.
This tender is using the Restricted Process. This is a two-stage procedure. The first stage is a selection process where bidders capability, capacity and experience to perform the contract is assessed via the SPD. A shortlist of bidders will be identified from these responses.
The Invitation to Tender will be issued at the second stage. Only bidders who are shortlisted in stage one will be invited to submit a tender. These bids will be assessed to determine the most economically advantageous tender.
CPV: Building construction work · Construction work · Construction work for buildings relating to education and research · Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants · Construction work for commercial buildings · Construction work for school buildings · Construction work of leisure facilities · Multi-functional buildings construction work · Primary school construction work · Recreation centre construction work · Secondary school construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1North Ayrshire Council requires a new 3-18 years educational and community campus to…CancelledRenewal
North Ayrshire Council requires a new 3-18 years educational and community campus to replace the existing Ardrossan Academy and Winton Primary School and has already appointed a project design team including architect and engineers to develop the design scheme to RIBA Stage 3.
North Ayrshire Council now requires a Tier 1 contractor to develop the design proposals from the end of RIBA Stage 3 and to build the new Ardrossan Community Campus. The appointed contractor will be expected to take the design provided from the Lead Designer/Architect and their teams and develop it to deliver the new campus. The contractor will also need to undertake the demolition of the existing Ardrossan Academy and Winton Primary Schools.
The campus is to be a highly energy efficient building designed to meet Passivhaus certification standards and will be required to meet challenging in-use energy requirements. The design team already appointed by the Council will be novated to the appointed Tier 1 contractor to maintain the integrity of the design.
This is a large and complex building with a range of uses and the Tier 1 contractor will need to be able to demonstrate that they have successfully built 2 educational and/or community or health care facilities etc. (over 40 million GBP in value) within the last 5 years.
Contract duration is approx.167 weeks with a start date of 15/04/22. The design and build of the Ardrossan Community Campus is expected to be complete at the latest by December 2024 with full occupation from January 2025.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
If required, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of 35.5million GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract. Bidders must provide their last 3 years turnover separately. ie. 20/21 XX million GBP, 19/20 XX million GBP, 18/19 XX million GBP.
North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidders financial information including information from credit reference agencies at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract, and seek clarifications if necessary. If clarifications are not satisfactory the bidder may be excluded from the tender process.
Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.
Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10million GBP
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Public Liability Insurance 10million GBP
Product Liability Insurance 10million GBP
Professional Indemnity Insurance 10million GBP for 12 years
Cyber Security Insurance 5million GBP
Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance Required for duration of contract
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders will be required to provide a minimum of 2 examples of works carried out in the past 5 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the work as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice.
Both examples will be scored and will be used to restrict the number of candidates who will be invited to tender in stage 2 of the Restricted Procedure. (Each example will be scored out of 4 with a maximum score of 8 for both examples)
Examples must be of a similar scope, size, and value and be from within the last five years. The minimum project value NAC will accept as an example is 40 million GBP. Unsatisfactory experience will result in a fail and exclusion from the tender process. If you submit more than two examples, NAC will only evaluate the first two examples provided.
The information you provide should cover the following areas:
Essential:
- Experience of design and construction of ultra-low energy efficiency buildings which have been constructed in the UK providing details of the KWh/m2/annum rating the buildings have achieved in operation.
- Experience and evidence of delivery of low carbon through a range of technologies through the construction process.
- Experience of delivery of BIM Level 2 - 2D and 3D as built models.
- Experience of delivery of projects in a coastal location (within 5 miles of the coast).
- Demonstrates educational and community facilities experience preferably campus design and construction. One of the bidder’s example…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Oct 2021, 15:24 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Nov 2022, 08:56 GMT
- Authority reference
NAC/5072- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-031331- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e538Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below: Nature of the contract not suitable for lots. Quality Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Health and Safety Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 or ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question ED.1. Environmental Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2. (SC Ref:712475)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
Timeline
4 Nov 2021 → 7 Nov 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline4 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected2 Dec 2021
- Notice published7 Nov 2022, 08:56 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2021- Deadline moved to 4 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT14 Oct 2021, 15:24 BST+7 days · was 28 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to cancelled7 Nov 2022, 08:56 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 28 Oct 2021 | 4 Nov 2021 | +7 d |
| — | DateEstimated date of dispatch of invitations · IV.2.3 | 2 Dec 2021 | 9 Dec 2021 | +7 d |
The closing date has been extended by 1 week. Please note, the new deadline for submissions is 12 noon on Thursday 4th November 2021.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.